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JPS Old Testament

Isaiah 38:7

And this shall be the sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that He hath spoken:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Disease;   Hezekiah;   Symbols and Similitudes;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Dial;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Hezekiah;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Death;   Sign;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Hezekiah;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ararat;   Dial;   Hezekiah;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hezekiah;   Sun;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
This is the sign to you from the Lord that he will do what he has promised:
Hebrew Names Version
This shall be the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he has spoken:
King James Version
And this shall be a sign unto thee from the Lord , that the Lord will do this thing that he hath spoken;
English Standard Version
"This shall be the sign to you from the Lord , that the Lord will do this thing that he has promised:
New American Standard Bible
"And this shall be the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will perform this word that He has spoken:
New Century Version
"‘The Lord will do what he says. This is the sign from the Lord to show you:
Amplified Bible
"This shall be the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that He has spoken:
World English Bible
This shall be the sign to you from Yahweh, that Yahweh will do this thing that he has spoken:
Geneva Bible (1587)
And this signe shalt thou haue of ye Lord, that ye Lord will do this thing that he hath spoken,
Legacy Standard Bible
"Now this shall be the sign to you from Yahweh, that Yahweh will do this word that He has spoken:
Berean Standard Bible
This will be a sign to you from the LORD that He will do what He has promised:
Contemporary English Version
Now I will prove to you that I will keep my promise.
Complete Jewish Bible
The sign for you from Adonai that Adonai will do what he said is
Darby Translation
And this [shall be] the sign to thee from Jehovah, that Jehovah will do this thing that he hath spoken:
Easy-to-Read Version
This is the sign from the Lord to show you that he will do what he says:
George Lamsa Translation
And this shall be a sign to you from the LORD that the LORD will do this thing that he has spoken:
Good News Translation
Isaiah replied, "The Lord will give you a sign to prove that he will keep his promise.
Lexham English Bible
And this is the sign to you from Yahweh, that Yahweh will do this thing that he has spoken:
Literal Translation
So this shall be the sign to you from Jehovah, that Jehovah shall do this thing that He has spoken:
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And take the this token of the LORDE, yt he will do it, as he hath spoken:
American Standard Version
And this shall be the sign unto thee from Jehovah, that Jehovah will do this thing that he hath spoken:
Bible in Basic English
And Isaiah said, This is the sign the Lord will give you, that he will do what he has said:
King James Version (1611)
And this shall be a signe vnto thee from the Lord, that the Lord will doe this thing that he hath spoken.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And take thee this token of the Lord, that he wyll do it as he hath spoken.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And this shall be a sign to thee from the Lord, that God will do this thing;
English Revised Version
And this shall he the sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe this schal be to thee a signe of the Lord, that the Lord schal do this word, which he spak.
Update Bible Version
And this shall be the sign to you from Yahweh, that Yahweh will do this thing that he has spoken:
Webster's Bible Translation
And this [shall be] a sign to thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken;
New English Translation
Isaiah replied, "This is your sign from the Lord confirming that the Lord will do what he has said:
New King James Version
And this is the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing which He has spoken:
New Living Translation
"‘And this is the sign from the Lord to prove that he will do as he promised:
New Life Bible
"This is the special thing for you to see from the Lord, that the Lord will do what He has said:
New Revised Standard
"This is the sign to you from the Lord , that the Lord will do this thing that he has promised:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, this, to thee, shall be the sign from Yahweh, - that Yahweh will do this thing which he hath spoken: -
Douay-Rheims Bible
And this shall be a sign to thee from the Lord, that the Lord will do this word which he hath spoken:
Revised Standard Version
"This is the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he has promised:
Young's Literal Translation
And this [is] to thee the sign from Jehovah, that Jehovah doth this thing that He hath spoken.
THE MESSAGE
"‘And this is your confirming sign, confirming that I, God , will do exactly what I have promised. Watch for this: As the sun goes down and the shadow lengthens on the sundial of Ahaz, I'm going to reverse the shadow ten notches on the dial.'" And that's what happened: The declining sun's shadow reversed ten notches on the dial.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"This shall be the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that He has spoken:

Contextual Overview

1 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him: 'Thus saith the LORD: Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.' 2 Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, 3 and said: 'Remember now, O LORD, I beseech Thee, how I have walked before Thee in truth and with a whole heart, and have done that which is good in Thy sight.' And Hezekiah wept sore. 4 Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying: 5 'Go, and say to Hezekiah: Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father: I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears; behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years. 6 And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city. 7 And this shall be the sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that He hath spoken: 8 behold, I will cause the shadow of the dial, which is gone down on the sun-dial of Ahaz, to return backward ten degrees.' So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Isaiah 38:22, Isaiah 7:11-14, Isaiah 37:30, Genesis 9:13, Judges 6:17-22, Judges 6:37-39, 2 Kings 20:8-21

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 10:9 - and all those signs 2 Kings 20:9 - This sign

Cross-References

Genesis 6:8
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
Genesis 13:13
Now the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners against the LORD exceedingly.
Genesis 19:13
for we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxed great before the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.'
Genesis 46:12
And the sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
Numbers 26:19
The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
1 Chronicles 2:3
The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born unto him of Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and He slew him.
2 Chronicles 33:6
He also made his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom; and he practised soothsaying, and used enchantments, and practised sorcery, and appointed them that divined by a ghost or a familiar spirit; he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke Him.
Psalms 55:23
Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and He will sustain thee; But Thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the nethermost pit; {N}but as for me, I will trust in Thee.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And this shall be a sign unto thee from the Lord,.... And which it seems Hezekiah asked, and it was put to him which he would choose, whether the shadow on the sundial should go forward or backward ten degrees, and he chose the latter, 2 Kings 20:8, which was a token confirming and assuring

that the Lord will do this thing that he hath spoken; recover Hezekiah from his sickness, so that on the third day he should go up to the temple; have fifteen years added to his days; and the city of Jerusalem protected from the attempts of the Assyrian monarch.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And this shall be a sign unto thee - That is, a sign, or proof that God would do what he had promised, and that Hezekiah would recover and be permitted to go again to the temple of the Lord Isa 38:22; 2 Kings 20:8. On the meaning of the word ‘sign,’ see Isaiah 7:11, note; Isaiah 7:14, note; compare the note at Isaiah 37:30. The promise was, that he should be permitted to go to the temple in three days 2 Kings 20:5.


 
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